CHAPTER 481: CHAPTER 481: REGARDLESS OF GENDER, ALL WHO EARN MERIT ARE HEROES

If the incident where he yelled at Pei Shu’er ever reached Tang Zan’s ears, he’d be doomed for sure.

Especially since Tang Zan never confronts people directly, but would take care of matters behind the scenes.

He would really have no idea how he ended up dead.

He coughed lightly, "Your idea is quite good."

Pei Shu’er looked at him in surprise and then laughed.

"Commander Zhang, I think what you said is quite right."

Zhang Feng shook his head repeatedly, "No! What I said was wrong! You don’t need to take my opinion into account!"

Pei Shu’er couldn’t help but laugh at him.

"I think it’s better to make it into grilled meat, steak, and barbecue?"

Everyone had heard of grilled meat, but steak and barbecue were unheard of.

However, the grilled meat Pei Shu’er talked about wasn’t actually difficult to make.

The difficult part was actually how to mix the sauce.

Pei Shu’er had also made barbecue before in Jingzhou.

As for steak, this was her first time making it since she traveled through time.

But it didn’t stop her from making it really well.

However, since she’s the only one who could make steak, only the households could have it.

Pei Shu’er even taught the Fire Head Army how to make steak; otherwise, she couldn’t keep up.

Moreover, she was planning to put a fried egg on it.

As for barbecue, Pei Shu’er also taught everyone the techniques; the difficult part was skewering and grilling.

But since there were so many people helping, it didn’t take long to finish skewering.

Then there was the hanging of mugwort leaves. Those who couldn’t wrap zongzi in the military camp started early.

The dragon boat race used boats available in the military camp. While Pei Shu’er and the others were preparing food, some soldiers went to cheer them on.

The winners were Yan Huan Yu’s team, and Tang Zan immediately rewarded each person with ten taels of silver.

The soldiers felt elated in their hearts and knelt on one knee to salute immediately.

"Thank you, General."

After the Dragon Boat Festival race, everyone felt their pent-up stress releasing with the cheering and the sweat of rowing the boats.

Everyone now felt full of energy, ready to fight again!

Yan Huan Yu looked at the cheering soldiers on the shore, numbering in the thousands, but he couldn’t spot Pei Shu’er.

Pei Shu’er was currently preparing dinner.

Not grilling, not barbecue, not even steak.

Just the regular dinner everyone usually had.

With her excellent cooking skills, Pei Shu’er whipped up a few of her specialties and then waited for dinner time to start the meal.

If they didn’t have dinner, the amount of meat wouldn’t be enough.

Moreover, grilling, barbecue, and steak all took time. Without dinner, everyone probably wouldn’t make it to then.

Once dinner started, everyone was first given fast food, two zongzi and a steamed bun each.

The vegetarian zongzi were filled with red dates, boasting a sweet flavor.

The meat zongzi were filled with chunks of meat. The entire zongzi was sticky rice with a meaty flavor, big pieces of meat, and a fragrance of bamboo leaves.

The buns also tasted great. The Fire Head Army made a variety, with both vegetarian and meat fillings, every one flavored by Pei Shu’er.

Everyone was eating happily.

In the evening, after finishing dinner, Pei Shu’er joined the Fire Head Army in the kitchen to grill and eat barbecue.

There were vegetable skewers as well as meat skewers, with a wide variety. The Fire Head Army didn’t even know that these vegetables could be grilled.

Other soldiers’ barbecues were handled by the assigned Fire Head Army.

While she was happily eating with the Fire Head Army, suddenly a soldier came looking for Pei Shu’er.

"Ma’am, General Tang wants you to come to the main tent."

Pei Shu’er replied, "Please tell the General that it’s not appropriate for me to go, it might spoil their fun."

The important thing is, it’s so boring there, just a bunch of old men.

You have to wait for the Fire Head Army to grill and bring the food; it can’t compare to the joy of grilling and eating at the same time here.

The soldier was a bit conflicted but eventually left.

Zhang Feng was eating steak now, and it was immensely tender, even letting out succulent juices with every bite.

"Now I understand why you were recommending steak so much just now."

Pei Shu’er smirked, "If it wasn’t delicious, I wouldn’t bother putting so much effort into it."

Meanwhile, in the main tent, everyone had tasted the steak, and their eyes lit up.

The meat was not only tender and delicious, but the sauce was extraordinary.

They had never tasted anything like it; unique, but not hard to accept.

In fact, it complemented the steak perfectly.

The accompanying fried egg was still runny and just as tender and flavorful.

Pei Shu’er felt quite satisfied too; it had been so long since she last had steak, and she missed the taste.

Meanwhile, in the main tent, that soldier also went to report to Tang Zan.

"General, madam says it’s not fitting for her as a woman to come."

Tang Zan raised an eyebrow; that didn’t sound like something Pei Shu’er would say. She never held onto notions of male superiority.

Tao Mingxuan, even beneath, raised an eyebrow, a faint, ambiguous smile curling on his lips, before he continued to eat his steak.

Yan Huan Yu said nothing, but there was a hint of disappointment in his eyes.

He thought he might see Pei Shu’er tonight.

So he even dressed up specially.

As for General Zhao, he watched with an uninterested expression, continuing to eat his steak.

Ma Zhong said, "I think it’s inappropriate for her too."

As soon as he spoke, Tao Mingxuan glanced at him with an amused expression.

This Vice General Ma seemed utterly oblivious.

Tang Zan cast a fleeting, chilly glance at Ma Zhong, sending shivers down his spine.

Yet, he didn’t think he said anything wrong?

Tang Zan stated, "Pei Shu’er’s contributions in this war were significant. Since it’s both a celebration banquet and Dragon Boat Festival, this important contributor should naturally be present."

"Moreover, in my camp, there is no gender divide. Whoever achieves merit is a hero."

Tao Mingxuan looked silently at Tang Zan.

In this military camp, it seemed that only Pei Shu’er was a woman?

Tang Zan certainly had a vested interest here.

Tang Zan declared, "Go tell her, if she still refuses to come, I’ll personally invite her."

The soldier didn’t dare delay and promptly ran back to the Fire Head Army.

Pei Shu’er was now enjoying eating skewers, grinning with Zhang Feng and a few members of the Fire Head Army, discussing the interesting tales of tonight’s celebration.

"Wasn’t I just grilling over there in the camp? They loved it, looking at me like they wanted to eat me up too."

Another Fire Head Army soldier chimed in, "Exactly, the skewers disappeared less than a minute after landing in their hands, they even licked the skewers a few times."

Someone even mimicked the soldiers licking skewers, making Pei Shu’er laugh until her sides ached.

By the time the soldier arrived, he saw a scene of camaraderie and joy.

Not just Pei Shu’er, even he wanted to stay there.

After all, the atmosphere in the main tent was far more serious compared to here.